"Pterophyllum" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌ(p)te.ɹoʊˈfaɪ.ləm/ [US]
Rhymes: -aɪləm Etymology: From ptero- (“wing, feather”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)) + -phyllum (“leaf”, from Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon).) Doublet of Pterophylla. Coined by Austrian taxidermist, zoologist, and ichthyologist Johann Jakob Heckel in 1840. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|πτερόν}} Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón), {{der|mul|grc|φῠ́λλον}} Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon), {{affix|mul|ptero-|-phyllum|pos1=from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">πτερόν</i> (pterón)|pos2=from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">φῠ́λλον</i> (phŭ́llon).|t1=wing, feather|t2=leaf}} ptero- (“wing, feather”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)) + -phyllum (“leaf”, from Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon).), {{taxlink|Pterophylla|genus}} Pterophylla, {{coinage|mul|Q78619|in=1840}} Coined by Austrian taxidermist, zoologist, and ichthyologist Johann Jakob Heckel in 1840 Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=n|g2=|head=Pterophyllum|nogendercat=1}} Pterophyllum n
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – the angelfishes. Tags: neuter Hyponyms: Pterophyllum altum, Pterophyllum leopoldi, Pterophyllum scalare
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